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Libraries Leading the Way on Open Educational Resources | SPARC

Libraries Leading the Way on Open Educational Resources | SPARC | Everything open | Scoop.it

March 13, about how academic and research libraries are leading the way on Open Educational Resources.

Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research resources that either reside in the public domain or carry a license that permits their free use, sharing and adaptation by all users. From textbooks to course materials, videos to software, journals to digital collections, the creation and sharing of open materials can reduce the cost of textbooks, expand access to knowledge, and support student success.

This webcast features three librarians who have been leading OER projects on their campuses. Each provides an overview of the project, discusses the impact achieved for students, and provides practical tips and advice for other campuses exploring OER initiatives.

- See more at: http://www.sparc.arl.org/resource/libraries-leading-way-open-educational-resources#sthash.PXUzZfNa.dpuf

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Libraries in the Time of MOOCs (EDUCAUSE Review) | by Curtis Kendrick and Irene Gashurov

Libraries in the Time of MOOCs (EDUCAUSE Review) | by Curtis Kendrick and Irene Gashurov | Everything open | Scoop.it
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MOOCs give librarians new opportunities to help shape the conversation about changes in higher education and to guide administrators, faculty, and students through these changes. To assume this role, librarians must understand the MOOCs landscape. Numerous stakeholders will have an interest in the massive intellectual property that ultimately resides in libraries' owned and licensed digital repositories. Studying and adopting technologies to manage and monitor MOOC usage of library resources will be essential to controlling access and tightening Internet safeguards.

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